Critical minerals and materials list

Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read (c)(4)(C), by inserting minerals or materials after critical; (2) by redesignating subsection (o) as follows: (A) subsection (p); and (3) by inserting after subsection (n) the following: (o) Critical minerals and materials list (1) In general The term Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025, the Secretary shall publish a Critical Minerals and Materials List, which shall include— (A) any critical mineral means— (i) any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c); and (B) any non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or (ii) a critical material as determined by that the Secretary of Energy has determined to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2) as of that date of enactment. (2) Updates The Secretary shall update the Critical Minerals and Materials List published under paragraph (2)(A).; (1)— (A) not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary updates a critical mineral designation under subsection (c); and (2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following: (C) Inclusion of critical materials Not (B) not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be updates a critical material designation under subsection (a)(2)(A), (a)(2). (3) Publication alignment To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy shall update coordinate when updates to the list Critical Minerals and Materials List may be required under paragraph (2). (4) Administration For the purposes of administering programs involving critical minerals or critical materials, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies where such department or agency has incorporated by reference the definition of critical minerals mineral or critical material from this section, as applicable, shall use the most recently published version of the Critical Minerals and Materials List published under paragraph (3) to include such critical material..(1)..